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London's new influentials

10.11.09
'The 1000' - the Standard's list of the capital's top movers and shakers - is out tomorrow. Here's a preview of 25 bright sparks who make this year's selection for the first time... more

Politicians must stop passing the buck and take the blame

12.10.09
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Worries lurk as London takes world number one finance spot

09.10.09
London was today declared the leading financial centre in the world despite the global crisis which has battered the City and turned bankers into pariahs ... more

How long can the City stay a world-beater?

09.10.09
Britain has overtaken the United States in a survey of the world’s leading financial centres — but in part because the financial sector here is so large relative to the rest of the economy... more

No signs of return to booming growth, says the Sage of Soho

14.09.09
Sir Martin Sorrell, dubbed the Sage of Soho for his views on the economy, warned he has yet to see signs of a sustainable upturn and there is little hope of a return to booming growth any time soon. ... more

Harriet Harman: World banking crisis is down to men

03.08.09
Harriet Harman appears to blame too many male bankers for the global financial crisis as she calls for more women in boardrooms... more

World Bank predicts a renewed boom in China

18.06.09
China could start booming again just a year after the economy of the world's largest emerging market was punctured following the end of the Olympic Games construction bonanza... more

Stephanie Flanders: How I juggle a dream job, world financial crisis and motherhood

20.05.09
You can sense that Stephanie Flanders does not suffer fools gladly. Colleagues describe her as imperious and scary. She doesn't like clichés much either. "The phrase 'green shoots' is the bane of my life," she says, wrinkling her nose ... more

From 'saviour' to sacked - what a way to raise $10bn

20.05.09
What a difference a day makes. On Sunday, Nasser Al Sheikh was flying the flag for Dubai at the World Economic Forum in Jordan. As head of Dubai's finance department, his was the very public face of the city's fight against the credit crunch ... more

Work wars between Peston and Flanders

27.04.09
With the economy the story of the decade, the rivalry between BBC duo Robert Peston and Stephanie Flanders is now hotting up... more

Boris Johnson's taxi bill is eight times more than Ken's

02.04.09
Boris Johnson is spending eight times more on taxis than his predecessor Ken Livingstone did... more

Man from the Pru is first black boss of top FTSE company

19.03.09
The first black chief executive of a major British company was appointed when Tidjane Thiam was announced as the next boss of Prudential... more

Now City of London Corp gets political

09.02.09
So Labour is to put up candidates for the City of London Corporation elections. Labour says it wants to "highlight what is wrong with the established governance of the City of London, and how its largely unaccountable leaders have brought Britain to recession"... more

There's only one way to make bankers listen to their critics

02.02.09
The reputation of bankers is at an all-time low and still they ignore the lessons of the crisis. We now need extreme measures to restore confidence... more

Pacific’s dodgy dealings worthy of Hollywood

30.01.09
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Losing faith in Brown's answers

30.01.09
Gordon Brown speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos today amid further signs of the economic and political damage wreaked by the recession... more

When your reputation is online...

30.01.09
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Dimon blasts banks over ‘stupid’ lending

29.01.09
Banking: Wall Street golden boy Jamie Dimon has accused banks of giving customers “weapons of mass destruction” by loading them up with unaffordable debt... more

Dimon blasts banks over ‘stupid’ lending

29.01.09
Banking: Wall Street golden boy Jamie Dimon has accused banks of giving customers “weapons of mass destruction” by loading them up with unaffordable debt... more

World’s bosses’ woe

28.01.09
Economics: Confidence among business leaders at companies attending the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland has dived to fresh lows... more

Hold the Krug as Davos hosts last hurrah for money men

27.01.09
Economics: As the world’s richest and most powerful executives fly out to the luxury Alpine resort of Davos, the hotels and restaurants hosting their glittering parties and dinners are braced for chill economic winds... more

Fred the Shred is wheeled out for Formula 1

27.01.09
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British bank chiefs jet to Davos summit

26.01.09
Seven of Britain's most senior bankers are flying to the Davos economic summit renowned for its extravagant dinners and parties... more

Diamond and Agius to host Davos dinner

26.01.09
Davos: Barclays execs were today set to press ahead with glittering Davos event despite sense of crisis engulfing the bank ... more

History and geography to be axed in primaries

08.12.08
Traditional subjects such as history and geography will be scrapped in a radical overhaul of primary education... more

Security scare as Blair bodyguard’s gun goes off at airport terminal

11.11.08
Tony Blair's Scotland Yard bodyguard caused a security scare at an Israeli airport when he accidentally fired his handgun... more

Exodus! Why big business is packing its bags and quitting UK

01.09.08
With the economy on the rocks and poll ratings at historic lows, the last thing the Government needs is business in revolt... more

Saudi output boost 'won't halt rise in price of oil'

19.05.08
Saudi Arabia's decision to increase oil production by 300,000 barrels a day in June will not help lower the price of crude, Iraq's oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani claims... more

'Crucial 6 months' for City as top spot status threatened

21.02.08
London is facing a critical six months which will determine whether it remains the world's financial capital, an influential new study has claimed... more

Brown's plan to make Britannia cool again

12.02.08
London will get a national film centre and a permanent home for its fashion week under Gordon Brown's plans to revive the "Cool Britannia" spirit of new Labour... more

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